I know that I tend to watch video tutorials through once, and then
go through again as many times as it takes to jot down notes. So I
thought I'd do that for you, as I've already made all the notes to ensure I covered everything.

In fact, there was no way I could get everything in to a 15 minute video so this time there are two parts to this tutorial - Part One, and Part Two.

If I tell you the pdf runs to 20 pages, this probably gives you a good idea as to why I don't use Twitter..... Although a lot of space IS taken up with screen captures.

It took me very much longer than I anticipated; far longer and many more "takes" than the first one, but then I did have two recordings to make, so more scope for goofs. I have to confess that sometimes the language was rather less than lady-like as I hit the recording off button ....

Because there was more, the notes were longer too. I have, however, learned about the Windows 7 Snipping Tool - what a wonderful little thing to do screen captures with!

These are some of the pages I have made while trying this out.

Hecate Tree Cat

Jasper and Me

Remembering Solstice

I do hope you enjoy the videos and the pdf tutorial and find them useful. I'd be interested in any feedback so that future ventures can be tweaked if needs be. If you have any problems or queries then please do leave a note in the comments.

When watching the video, if you find the view looks blurry (I thought my eyes had finally given up on me) go to the "Change Quality" setting, the little cog at the lower right of the screen, at the opposite end to where you maximise / minimise the screen, and push it up to 1080p HD. That sharpens things up.

EDIT - PLEASE NOTE This tutorial was made in CraftArtist Professional 1. Unfortunately the serif transparent bitmap is no longer available in CraftArtist Professional 2.

I have now added a link to a place where a
workaround can be found on the You Tube site.

If you visit the
Daisytrail site forum, this Masks thread
gives you a suitable workaround.

Personally, I prefer to use the second method in the Part One tutorial (Alfred's "recipe") or the method
that I talk about on the Part Two video (Janine's "recipe") - both give softer edges and more
control, and no need for serif transparent bitmap. :-)